Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 168)

ANNEX VI U.K. Pollutant emission limit values, OBD thresholds and sound-level limit values for type-approval and conformity of production

(A) Tailpipe emission limits after cold start U.K.

(A1)

Euro 4

Vehicle category	Vehicle category name	Propulsion class	Euro level	Mass of carbon monoxide(CO)	Mass of total hydrocarbons(THC)	Mass of oxides of nitrogen(NOx)	Mass of particulate matter(PM)	Test cycle
				L1 (mg/km)	L2 (mg/km)	L3 (mg/km)	L4 (mg/km)
L1e-A	Powered cycle	PI/CI/Hybrid	Euro 4	560	100	70		ECE R47
L1e-B	Two-wheel moped	PI/CI/Hybrid	Euro 4	1 000	630	170	—	ECE R47
L2e	Three-wheel moped	PI/CI/Hybrid	Euro 4	1 900	730	170	—	ECE R47
L3e L4e (7) L5e-A L7e-A	Two-wheel motorcycles with and without side-car Tricycle Heavy on-road quad	PI/PI Hybrid, vmax < 130 km/h	Euro 4	1 140	380	70	—	WMTC, stage 2
		PI/PI Hybrid, vmax ≥ 130 km/h	Euro 4	1 140	170	90	—	WMTC, stage 2
		CI/CI Hybrid	Euro 4	1 000	100	300	80 (8)	WMTC, stage 2
L5e-B	Commercial tricycle	PI/PI Hybrid	Euro 4	2 000	550	250	—	ECE R40
		CI/CI Hybrid	Euro 4	1 000	100	550	80 (8)	ECE R40
L6e-A L6e-B	Light on-road quad Light quadrimobile	PI/PI Hybrid	Euro 4	1 900	730	170		ECE R47
		CI/CI Hybrid	Euro 4	1 000	100	550	80 (8)	ECE R47
L7e-B L7e-C	Heavy all terrain quad Heavy quadrimobile	PI/PI Hybrid	Euro 4	2 000	550	250	—	ECE R40
		CI/CI Hybrid	Euro 4	1 000	100	550	80 (8)	ECE R40

(A2)

Euro 5

Vehicle category	Vehicle category name	Propulsion class	Euro Level (4)	Mass of carbon monoxide(CO)	Mass of total hydrocarbons(THC)	Mass of Non-methane hydrocarbons(NMHC)	Mass of oxides of nitrogen(NOx)	Mass of particulate matter(PM)	Test cycle
				L1 (mg/km)	L2A (mg/km)	L2B (mg/km)	L3 (mg/km)	L4 (mg/km)
L1e-A	Powered cycle	PI/CI/Hybrid	Euro 5	500	100	68	60	4,5 (9)	Revised WMTC (10)
L1e-B-L7e	All other L-category vehicles	PI/ PI Hybrid	Euro 5	1 000	100	68	60	4,5 (9)	Revised WMTC
		CI/CI Hybrid		500	100	68	90	4,5	Revised WMTC

(B) On-board diagnostics emission thresholds U.K.

(B1)

Euro 4, OBD stage I

Vehicle category	Vehicle category name	Propulsion class	Euro level	Mass of carbon monoxide(CO)	Mass of total hydrocarbons(THC)	Mass of oxides of nitrogen(NOx)	Test cycle
				OT1 (mg/km)	OT2 (mg/km)	OT3 (mg/km)
L6e-A	— On-road light quad	PI, CI or Hybrid	Euro 4	3 610	2 690	850	ECE R47
L3e (5) L4e (7) L5e-A L7e-A	Two-wheel motorcycle with and without side-car Tricycle Heavy on-road quad	PI/PI Hybrid vmax < 130 km/h	Euro 4	2 170	1 400	350	WMTC, stage 2
		PI/PI Hybrid vmax ≥ 130 km/h		2 170	630	450	WMTC, stage 2
		CI/CI Hybrid		2 170	630	900	WMTC, stage 2

(B2)

Euro 5, OBD stage I and OBD stage II (⁴)

Vehicle category	Vehicle category name	Propulsion class	Euro level	Mass of carbon monoxide(CO)	Mass of Non-methane hydrocarbons(NMHC)	Mass of oxides of nitrogen(NOx)	Mass of particulate matter(PM)	Test cycle
				OT1 (mg/km)	OT2 (mg/km)	OT3 (mg/km)	OT4 (mg/km)
L3e-L7e (6)	All L category vehicles except category L1e and L2e	PI/PI Hybrid	Euro 5	1 900	250	300	50	Revised WMTC
		CI/CI Hybrid	Euro 5	1 900	320	540	50	Revised WMTC

(C) Evaporative emission limits U.K.

(C1)

Euro 4

Vehicle category	Vehicle category name	Propulsion class	Euro level	Mass of total hydrocarbons (THC)(mg/test)	Test cycle
L3e L4e (7)	Two-wheel motorcycle (13) with and without side-car	PI (11)	Euro 4	2 000	SHED
L5e-A	Tricycle	PI (11)	Euro 4
L6e-A	Light on-road quad	PI (11)	Euro 4
L7e-A	Heavy on-road quad	PI (11)	Euro 4

(C2)

Euro 5

Vehicle Class (12)	Vehicle category name	Propulsion Class	Euro level	Permeation test(mg/m2/day)		Mass of total hydrocarbons (THC) in SHED test(mg/test)
				Fuel tank	Fuel tubing	Vehicle
L1e-A	Powered cycle	PI (11)	Euro 5	1 500	15 000	1 500
L1e-B	Two-wheel moped		Euro 5	1 500	15 000	1 500
L2e	Three-wheel moped		Euro 5	1 500	15 000	1 500
L3e L4e (7)	Two-wheel motorcycle with and without side-car		Euro 5			1 500
L5e-A	Tricycle		Euro 5			1 500
L5e-B	Commercial tricycle		Euro 5	1 500	15 000	1 500
L6e-A	Light on-road quad		Euro 5			1 500
L6e-B	Light quadri-mobile		Euro 5	1 500	15 000	1 500
L7e-A	Heavy on-road quad		Euro 5			1 500
L7e-.B	All terrain quad		Euro 5	1 500	15 000	1 500
L7e-C	Heavy quadri-mobile		Euro 5	1 500	15 000	1 500

(D) Sound-level limits — Euro 4 and Euro 5 U.K.

Vehicle category	Vehicle category name	Euro 4 sound level (14)(dB(A))	Euro 4 test procedure (16)	Euro 5 sound level (15)(dB(A))	Euro 5 test procedure
L1e-A	Powered cycle	[X1 63]	Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 63		UNECE regulation No 63
L1e-B	Two-wheel moped vmax ≤ 25 km/h	66
	Two-wheel moped vmax ≤ 45 km/h	71
L2e	Three-wheel moped	76	Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 9		UNECE regulation No 9
L3e	Two-wheel motorcycle Engine capacity ≤ 80 cm3	75	Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 41		UNECE regulation No 41
	Two-wheel motorcycle 80 cm3 < Engine capacity ≤ 175 cm3	77
	Two-wheel motorcycle Engine capacity > 175 cm3	80
L4e	Two-wheel motorcycle with side-car	80	[X2 Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 9]		[X2 UNECE regulation No 9]
L5e-A	Tricycle	80	Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 9		UNECE regulation No 9
L5e-B	Commercial tricycle	80
L6e-A	Light on-road quad	80	Delegated act/[X1 UNECE regulation No 9]		[X1 UNECE regulation No 9]
L6e-B	Light quadrimobile	80	Delegated act/UNECE regulation No 9		UNECE regulation No 9
L7e-A	Heavy on-road quad	80
L7e-B	Heavy all terrain quad	80
L7e-C	Heavy quadrimobile	80

Editorial Information

X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (Official Journal of the European Union L 60 of 2 March 2013).

X2 Inserted by Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (Official Journal of the European Union L 60 of 2 March 2013).

NB: refer to the end of Annex VIII for an overview of the notes to the annexes. U.K.